Could you use some free video lessons for adult EAL students? ISSofBC has a collection of video lessons available on Janis’s ESL Homepage. They cover a range of useful topics.

Each lesson includes a video, interactive listening comprehension activities and reading practice. The lessons are aligned with the Canadian Language Benchmarks.

Grocery Shopping

• Grocery shopping (CLB 1-3)
• Making a shopping list (CLB 1-3)
• Can you help me? (CLB 1-2)
• I would like to return this milk (CLB 3-5)
• Store Hours (CLB 1-3)

Health and Safety

• Does your arm hurt? (CLB 1-3)
• Baby checkup (CLB 2-4)

Neighbours

• Welcome to the neighbourhood (CLB 1-3)
• What’s a potluck? (CLB 1-3)
• Where do you live? (CLB 1-3)
• New neighbourhood (CLB 1-3)
• I heard you moved (CLB 1-3)
• Did you have a good weekend? (CLB 3-5)

Family

• Introducing family (CLB 1-3)
• Family photos (CLB 2-4)
• Making a family budget (CLB 1-2)
• Making a family budget (CLB 2-4)

Friendship

• Did you have a good weekend? (CLB 3-5)
• Small talk about work (CLB 2-4)
• Good news, bad news (CLB 2-4)
• Inviting a friend (CLB 1-2)
• Inviting a friend (CLB 2-4)
• Weekend plans (CLB 2-4)

Describing People (Personality)

• Talking about people (CLB 2-4)

Story Time

• My favourite book (CLB 1-3)

Shopping

• How would you like to pay? (CLB 1-3)
• Can I return this dress? (CLB 1-3)
• Shopping for clothes: colours and sizes (CLB 1-3)
• Trying on clothes (CLB 1-3)
• I don’t understand (CLB 1-3)
• Store Hours (CLB 1-3)

Hardware Store

• We need a hammer and nails. (CLB 1-3)
• Where are the cleaning supplies? (CLB 1-3)
• Do we need anything else? (CLB 1-3)

Education

• First day at school (CLB 1-3)
• Taking a child to school (CLB 1-3)
• My favourite book (CLB 1-3)

 At Work

• Looking for a job (CLB 2-4)
• Late for work (CLB 1-2)
• Late for work (CLB 2-4)
• Planning a meeting (CLB 1-2)
• Planning a meeting (CLB 2-3)
• Changing a meeting time (CLB 1-2)
• Changing a meeting time (CLB 2-3)
• Taking inventory (CLB 1-3)
• Filling out an order form (CLB 1-3)
• New worker (CLB 1-3)
• Small talk about work (CLB 2-4)
• Weekend plans (CLB 2-4)

In addition to these video lessons, there are other videos and teacher resources available on Janis’s ESL Homepage. Some are password protected.

Looking for more resources to use with adult EAL students? Take a look at the Decoda Library’s list of English as an Additional Language (EAL) Materials.